Tea & local drinks 茶饮酒酿

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Photograph of Gongfu tea (工夫茶).
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Gongfu tea 工夫茶

Small servings concentrate the tea's aroma, while successive brews reveal changes in strength, sweetness and astringency. The tea chosen matters as much as the equipment.

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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
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Haifeng Pounded Tea 海丰擂茶

Haifeng Pounded Tea (海丰擂茶) is the tea that households in Haifeng County (海丰县), in Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong, grind by hand and serve to guests.

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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
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Lufeng Savoury Salted Tea 陆丰咸茶

Lufeng Savoury Salted Tea (陆丰咸茶) is the pounded-tea meal of Lufeng (陆丰) in Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong: a pounded tea poured over a bowl of rice or other starches, stir-fried meat and dried seafood, finished with toasted rice, peanuts and sesame.

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Savoury Vegetable and Rice Tea Bowl (菜茶) — dish photograph
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Savoury Vegetable and Rice Tea Bowl 菜茶

Savoury Vegetable and Rice Tea Bowl (菜茶) is the festive 'vegetable tea' of Hailufeng (海陆丰), the Shanwei (汕尾) area of Guangdong: a bowl of stir-fried meat, seafood, beans, grains and greens, topped with peanuts and toasted rice and moistened with weak tea or pork-bone broth.

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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
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Jiexi Pounded Tea 揭西擂茶

Jiexi Pounded Tea (揭西擂茶) is Hakka tea from Jiexi (揭西) county in Jieyang, Guangdong, made by grinding tea leaves, sesame and liquorice into a paste in a clay bowl and topping it with toasted rice, peanuts and beans.

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